official representation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandrepresentation
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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representation
noun
uk/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrep.rɪ.zenˈteɪ.ʃən/
a person or organization that speaks, acts, or is present officially for ...
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(Definition ofofficialandrepresentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These shows of ethnicity are reduced to the unmarked referencing of the generic idea of dancing in theofficialrepresentation.
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Students might also be made to understand that linguistic variation happens in areas of social interaction andofficialrepresentationnot explicitly considered vulnerable to such permutations.
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However, it is difficult to think how one might achieve the understandable desire to have moreofficialrepresentation, at least in the present circumstances.
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It is all very well to have a certainofficialrepresentationin minor institutions, but an officially appointed majority should not always be insisted upon.
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The suggestion in the question as to a rule confirmingofficialrepresentationof religious communities on public occasions to one denomination is not understood.
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However, overall responsibility would be exercised from a central control point with ministerial andofficialrepresentationfrom all the government departments concerned.
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Anofficialrepresentationwas made because the proposals were outside the pay guidelines.
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The principle governing the decision is whether the matters to be discussed are of sufficient importance to justify the use of public funds inofficialrepresentation.
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These thousands of claims should not come in a newspaper, whatever its political colour; they should come officially and throughofficialrepresentationto this local committee.
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We are trying to fuse them into a single committee which will be executive and of which the unofficial representation will be equal to theofficialrepresentation.
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This was the first time the party gotofficialrepresentationin parliament.
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